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Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

The Antiquary's Last Will and Testament (from The English Dance of Death, vol. I, plate 2)

1816
Hand-colored etching
13.7 × 23.2 cm (5.4 × 9.1 in)

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